About beano® Extra Strength

beano® products work to prevent gas naturally before it occurs. The natural enzymes found in beano® work to prevent gas by breaking down the complex carbohydrates found in many foods such as beans, vegetables and whole grains making eating the foods you love more enjoyable.

Problem Foods

As our name suggests, beano® is great for beans. But beans are only the beginning. beano® products can help prevent gas and its discomfort from many healthy foods, especially vegetables and whole grains. Learn which foods are problem foods and start eating better and leading a healthier lifestyle.

Using beano® also can help you to eat smart for life. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines food pyramid recommends eating several servings of the highly nutritious "problem foods" below every day. In fact, vegetables, grains and beans should be the foundation of your lifetime diet. Learn more about gas and beano®.

Food Groups

  • Grains
    • Bagels
    • Barley
    • Breakfast cereals
    • Granola
    • Oat bran
    • Pasta
    • Rice bran
    • Rye
    • Sorghum grain
    • Wheat bran
    • Whole wheat flour
    • Whole grain breads
  • Vegetables
    • Beets
    • Broccoli
    • Brussels sprouts
    • Cabbage
    • Carrots
    • Cauliflower
    • Corn
    • Cucumbers
    • Leeks
    • Lettuce
    • Onions
    • Parsley
    • Peppers, sweet
  • Beans
    • Black-eyed peas
    • Bog beans
    • Broad beans
    • Chickpeas
    • Lentils
    • Lima beans
    • Mung beans
    • Peanuts and peanut butter
    • Pinto beans
    • Red kidney beans
    • Seed flour (sesame, sunflower)
    • Soybeans and soy milk

Download our Food Group List